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In February, website developer Francisco Samuel explained to NIM what we’re doing right, wrong, and what we could be doing better. We learned how to avoid being overcharged on development, domains, and hosting. We also found out the secrets to search engine optimization with quick tips on how to enhance your website without getting cheated out of your money.

Franciso Samuel graduated from UMass Dartmouth in 1987 with a BS in Computer Science. He has more than a decade of experience working in software development and project management and over 5 years in internet development and dot-coms. He has been running Abacus Software for 15 years, building websites and technology consulting throughout New England.

Key takeaways

Content is one of the keys to website success, both for search engines and for humans

Blogging helps keep search engines coming back & boosts the likelihood that your site will come up when someone searches

Be wary of proprietary work – something a developer created and others don’t use

Work with someone who works with common coding programs and CMS systems like WordPress or Drupal

Make sure your content is specific and describes what you do

If there’s something you are not familiar with, check Google trends to see how common it is

Attendees’ Tweets

Fantastic clip from Matt Cutts to demonstrate there are still people being “snookered” by SEOs – well-done @FranciscoSamuel #NIMRI

Buyer beware: if it’s too good to be true whether the stock market or #SEO says @FranciscoSamuel citing @mattcutts #NIMRI